Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-01-09
.SENTYuENFAND GREER COUNTY

II " / IN ! n " .
When the advocates of valuation in
the Texas Legislature if, peradve nture,
there should be such, begin to talk of the
manned veterans, and TO wipe their
broadcloth coat sleeves over eyes weep
ing for men who fought for Texas, THE
GAZETTE trusts that attention may be
called to the attorney generals timely
and compact presentation of the case
Referring to the defeat of the patentees in
Judge Walkers court, Mr.. Templeton
said in his letter to THE GAZETTE: "The
usual course of a litigant who in good
faith believes the judgment of the in
ferior court to be erroneous, is to seek
an early reversal of that judgment. This
is especially so when property of great
value is involved. The land involved in
the c&se tried was easily worth, sup
pose, 100000 (three hundred thous-
and dollars. A day or SO after the
disposition of the case l addressed to
the leading counsel for the defendant
corporation the following letter, and re-
ceiyed the answer which follows it,
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS OFFICE,
Nov, -, les6.
Col James VI. Anderson, Waco, Tex.
DEAR -IR-I hoped to see you again on Satur-
day evening before You left the city but failed
TO do so. l have assumed all along, feeling
authorized, perhaps, by conversations DetNS' en-
u.s. That the case of the State of Texas VS. j. NJ.
Day CT al, can be taken, as soon as possible, to
the supreme court, taking 1t to Tyler, If it can
be got ready, ii not, taken to Galveston, SO that
there can be an early sposition OF 1t would
suppose it to be TO the interest of the defendant
as well as OF the state 10 have 1t speedily dis
posed of. L do not think it will take great
while to get ous the records and l suppose it
will take no considerable tine to brief 1t, af er
the Gaze has been discu sed to the extent to
which 1t as. hope that 1t will suit you 10
concur with me in seeking an early disposition
OF the case on appeal. l am, very truly,
JOHN ID TEMPT TON
OFFICE OF ANDERSON FLINT & ANDERSON,
WACO, TEX Nov. g, lss6.
Hon. John d. Tenn letOn, Austin. Tex:
DEAR SiR-Your favor of the 22d received.
From the beginning of the above entitled cause
until the present, l have regarded time as
highly essential to the intere't of defendant
grass, hung high up in litigati n, is much t. be
preferred to grass tramplrd under foot by a
declaration of no tit e-made by the supreme
court. Hence, we will agree TO no Fastening Of
proceedings The state IL not suffering. and If
II were we are in no mood 10 hasten allevia-
lion. Truly yours,
Signed. JAMES NJ ANDERSON.
The sentiment" in the above response
10 the encouragement ought to move a
stone to tears, The Gear, cid, so-called
veterans" who regard slime as so es-
sentisl 20 their interests" deserve 10 hsve
contribution-box set up in every church
in the land for their benefit. "EighteeD
or twenty thousand cattle growing on
grass hung high up in litigation, Is much
to be preferred to grass trampled under
foot by a declaration of no title-made by
supreme COURT" says MIR. Anderson.
All, there is the sentiment" that must
bring tears to the eyes OF the
representatives of the people, who
were not sent to Austin to give
away hundreds of thousands OF
acres of consecrated lands to "veteran"
cattle kings, simply because the latter
chose to ask for them. These battle
SCARED old veterans, these blessed old
veterans, these unselfsh veterans think
that is, O0O to 10000 cattle will get fatter
on Greer county grass while they delay
asking for tie justice they claim than the
bovines would on "grsss trsmpled under
foot by q declaration OF no title" These
poyerty-stricken cd "veterens" have
only 10000 head of cattle growing
money out OF Greer county LANDS
while their owners appeal
TO the peoples representatives to do d
wrongful thing. By all means give the
old vets chance to live and "grabbe de
land" And if it does occur to some leg
slator to believe that there are "veter-
ans" and "vetersns," let such represent